As a form of additional child support, parents are often ordered to continue or begin providing health insurance coverage for their children. Under California Family Code section 4006, the court shall consider the health insurance coverage of the parties during a child support proceeding. Further, Family Code section 3751 states the courts must require this coverage if it is at no cost or reasonable cost to the parent. Note that child support orders will also include several "add-ons." This includes those expenses that are not covered by insurance, such as co-pays, surgery or procedures not covered by the parent's plan, prescriptions, etc. Parents will be ordered to split these costs, regardless of which parent actually incurs the cost.
The types of health insurance coverage required include vision and dental, regardless of whether the parent has to seek out and pay for a separate coverage for this, as many parents don't have this coverage already included in their health insurance policies.
A parent will be excused of having to provide coverage if the coverage cannot be obtained at a reasonable cost. Family Code section 3751 states that health insurance coverage is presumed to be "reasonable in cost" if the difference between individual and family coverage does not exceed 5% of the gross income of the parent responsible for providing medical support. Often family coverage is cheaper than individual coverage because it's bundled together as a deal. When families separate, obtaining coverage on their own for the spouse and child can is often much more expensive than what the family was paying for as a whole, or receiving under one spouse's employment. Therefore, if the difference between the two types of coverage exceeds 5% of the parent's income who was ordered to obtain coverage, then it is presumed by the court as too expensive. In this case, the court is still required to order that should affordable insurance coverage become available, the parent is to purchase it immediately.
A party ordered to obtain health insurance may also utilize public assistance options that may be free to the parent based on their income, the child's age, or the child's special needs, etc. For example, a parent may obtain Medi-Cal or California's First Five program to satisfy their requirement to provide coverage for their child.


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Festival Favorite 'Shame' Gets the NC-17, Because of Genitals
By Jason Bailey
Shame, the sex addiction drama from director Steve McQueen that wowed audiences at the Telluride, Toronto, and New York Film Festivals (where we somehow managed to miss every single screening), has been officially branded with an NC-17 by the MPAA. The application of the rating, which prohibits anyone under the age of 17 from seeing the film (whether with an adult guardian or not), doesn't come as much of a surprise to anyone who has seen the picture; star Michael Fassbender reportedly spends a healthy percentage of the film's running time in his birthday suit, and without the artful and careful coverage of his man-parts that is required to get the R. (Co-star Carey Mulligan goes full-frontal as well, but that, of course, is perfectly acceptable within the R rating, so hi double standard, how ya doin.)
Distributors Fox Searchlight were well aware of the potential ratings hassle when they picked up the film at Toronto; director McQueen (it's weird that he didn't modify his name, or go by Steven or something, right?) has final cut, and made it clear he wasn't touching a frame of Shame.
So now the film has the scarlet letter/numbers of NC-17, which was intended, when created in 1990, to designate the kind of "for adults, but not porn" movies that its predecessor, the X, originally labeled — pictures like Last Tango in Paris and Midnight Cowboy. But the refusals of theatre chains to carry them, video stores to stock them, and newspapers and television to advertise them resulted in a rating that bore little difference, in terms of revenue or stigma, from the X. Occasionally, a film has come along (Requiem for a Dream, The Dreamers, Bad Education) that looked to challenge the conventional wisdom and ride its positive reviews into some genuine commercial viability for the rating, but those successes have been minor, few, and far between. Time will tell if Shame manages to buck the trend; meanwhile, you can check out the film's trailer in the most recent edition of our weekly "Trailer Park" feature.

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To facilitate networking across CREATe projects.
To assess possible needs for specific future training.
To build a programme for this event we are seeking submission, by May 23rd, of 300 word abstracts describing the project in question; its motivation; how it relates to CREATe; and either the novel technology it proposes, the novel uses to which it has put technology, or the impact it may have on current or future technologies and their use. Selected abstracts will present their work at the event, and will be required to write a 1000 word article on the topic for the CREATe blog.
We also welcome proposals for presentation of relevant work that includes a demonstration element. Any such should indicate briefly any technical requirements the associated demonstration will have.
To submit an abstract, or if you have any questions, please contact richard.mortier@nottingham.ac.uk.


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GRIB Model
CFS - Climate Forecast System
Provider: National Centers for Environmental Prediction, NOAA (USA)
Model scope: Global
Update frequency: every 24 hours
Resolution: 1.0°, 60.0nm, 111.1km
Model duration: 420 forecasts starting at 6 hrs, ending at 180 days
Parameters: pressure, wind, current, 1000 mb
GRIB model date: Wed Jan 19 00:00:00 2022 UTC
Download date: Wed Jan 19 10:31:52 2022 UTC
Download delay: 10hr 31min
Note: the Download delay is the amount of time required for the GRIB model to compute its forecast and then for the LuckGrib cluster to download the data and make it available. The LuckGrib delay is generally less than 10 minutes, the remainder of the delay is the model compute time.
What this is not.
This model is intended purely as research tool, for people who are doing research into sailing a long ocean passage.
Do NOT use this model to obtain forecast data, to answer questions such a "what will the weather be like two weeks from now?" The answer to that question is unknowable.
Do NOT use this model while sailing a passage to get data which is just a little longer in duration. For the first 16 days, the quality of this data is not a good as GFS.
This CFS model is a research tool. Please do not use this data unless you understand its limitations.
Having given those warnings - sailors may find this model extremely useful in planning possible routes for long ocean passages. Feedback on this topic is welcome.
Why provide this model?
It is generally accepted that numerical weather prediction has advanced to the point where the first several days of forecast data is pretty reliable. The global forecast system can produce forecast data for up to 16 days. Nobody would rely on the 16 day forecast accuracy. Its is simply not possible to create accurate weather forecasts this far into the future.
However, when in the initial planning stages of a long ocean passage, it is often more useful to use poor quality data than to have an automated weather router fail to create a route.
Creating a poor quality route can still help with questions such as: roughly how long will this route be? What are some of the possible shapes for the route?
For example, sailors who sail from the mainland of the USA to Hawaii, or back again, in a normal cruising boat, will typically take longer than 16 days to complete their passage. When doing rough, back of the envelope planning, it would be nice if the weather routing system had access to a sufficient amount of wind data so that it could complete most of the potential sailing routes.
What is the CFS?
NOAA has been running a Climate Forecast System for years. This model is meant to provide seasonal guidance.
The CFS produces six months of forecast data. A note on the word forecast. Nobody would use this model to provide information on what the conditions will be at a place and time, far into the future. However, this model does create realistic weather systems which start with the current atmospheric conditions. While the CFS data should not be used as a forecast to answer questions such as "what will the weather be at some far future point in time", it will produce realistic transitions from day to day, with one weather system changing dynamically into another.
There are no numerical weather prediction (NWP) systems available which can create accurate forecasts six months out. What will the winds be at this point 5 months from now? Who knows. However, if you want to explore traveling through one of the possible weather systems, far into the future, this model can provide a source for that weather data.
A note on the data provided. The CFS does not generate wind data at the surface. The model does produce wind at 1000mb, along with the height of the 1000mb winds above the surface. LuckGrib performs a rough approximation of what the 10m winds would be when given the 1000mb height and winds. This is only a rough approximation. In order for the CFS data to be used by the LuckGrib Weather Routing solver, you must download both the wind and height fields.
This model may be of interest to sailors exploring long passages, not as a way to know what they will experience, but as a way to experiment with many possible different routes and to get a flavor of some of the distances and times involved.
As an example, a sailor planning on sailing from New Zealand to Hawaii, in a cruising boat, may be curious about possible routes, distances and times. This passage may take 40 to 50 days, and there is no way to explore this route using actual forecast data.
Using CFS data, its easy to setup a Weather Routing system to generate departures every few days, starting a few months from now, for a long passage. If 5 or 10 departures are generated, you will obtain a range of possible solutions. There is no route in this range which will be the route you would sail, but the range of answers may help in your understanding the possibilities in the route.
This CFS data can be useful in the pre-planning stages of a passage. When doing actual departure planning, or when making decisions while underway, you will NOT be using the CFS data. Use one of the other weather models to help with actual navigation decisions.
Comparison to an ensemble
There can be a lot of forecast uncertainty when planning a long sailing passage. One of the ways to study uncertainty in LuckGrib is to download all of the available wind fields from the GEFS ensemble, 30 members. If all of these wind fields are used by the Weather Router to generate routes, you can get a feel for the spread of possibilities. None of the routes may be exactly the route which you will sail, but seeing the range of possibilities is useful in studying the passage, while in the pre-planning stage.
The GEFS provides forecast data out to 16 days. CFS provides up to 6 months of data.
Climate averages.
I know of a few Weather Routing systems which can operate on climate data. This is processed data, averaging the conditions at a point through a multi-year data set. This can be useful when studing long routes, however, it does not provide a spread of possibilities.
Averages tend to wash out extremes. When averaging, you tend to filter out maximums and minimums, moving all values toward the middle (by definition.) However, when sailing, its interesting to see some of the possible extremes, the range of possibilities.
You can see this detail loss happening by studying the GEFS ensemble, and watching the mean (average) field and seeing how it relates to the individual members. The average field appears smoother, with no extreme highs or lows. Look into the individual members for the more extreme weather possibilities.
Nobody ever sails in a climate average weather system. Nobody will ever sail in any of the weather systems forecast by CFS either, however the CFS data does represent maximums and minimums, presenting you with more realistic challenges.
Historic data.
The best approach for this problem may be to download actual weather data, from previous years. If you are studying a July departure for some event, if you could gain access to all July data for the previous 10 years, that might be useful.
For now, this remains as a possible future project for LuckGrib. Let me know if you would find this useful (and how much you would be willing to pay for it.)
GFS - Global Forecast System
GDPS - Global Deterministic Prediction System
ECMWF - the public domain subset of ECMWF
GFS Ensemble
GFS Ensemble with all surface wind parameters
CMC Ensemble
ECMWF Ensemble - the public domain subset of ECMWF
GFS Ocean Waves - Deprecated. Use GFS.
DWD Ocean Waves - Wind and Waves
RTOFS Global HYCOM - Ocean Currents
OSCAR - Ocean Currents
NBM Oceanic (National Blend of Models)
GFS Ocean Wind
NAM Conus - North American Mesoscale Forecast System
HRRR - High Resolution Rapid Refresh
HRRR - Sub-Hourly Wind
HRRR 48hr - High Resolution Rapid Refresh
RAP - Rapid Refresh
NAM - North American Mesoscale Forecast System
HRDPS - High Resolution Deterministic Prediction System
NBM Conus (National Blend of Models)
NDFD Conus (National Digital Forecast Database)
HRRR Alaska - High Resolution Rapid Refresh
NAM Alaska - North American Mesoscale Forecast System
NBM Alaska (National Blend of Models)
WW3 - Great Lakes Wave
NCOM East Coast - Ocean Currents
NCOM Southern California - Ocean Currents
NAM Hawaii - North American Mesoscale Forecast System
NBM Hawaii (National Blend of Models)
NCOM Hawaii - Ocean Currents
NCOM NE Pacific - Ocean Currents
NAM Caribbean - North American Mesoscale Forecast System
RAP Eastern Caribbean - Rapid Refresh
NAM Puerto Rico - North American Mesoscale Forecast System
NCOM Caribbean - Ocean Currents
Icon - DWD. North Atlantic & Europe Weather
Arpège - European Weather
ICON D2 - DWD. High resolution Germany
Arome - France Weather
Europe Wave - DWD. Wind and Waves
Europe Wave - Météo-France. Wind and Waves
Germany Coastline Wave - DWD. Wind and Waves
France Coastline Wave - Météo-France. Wind and Waves
SW Europe Currents - E.U. Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service
Mediterranean Sea Currents - E.U. Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service
Server Status for OpenWRF Models


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Home Food and WaterHunting and Fishing How to Use Electronic Calls for Turkeys
How to Use Electronic Calls for Turkeys
by Steve Markwith September 19, 2021
written by Steve Markwith
A Digital Conversation Could Restock The Larder
Several turkey species populate the U.S. The Eastern Tom shown here is strutting his stuff for a pair of hens.
Turkey calling professionals might scoff at the idea of using electronic calls for turkeys, but for the rest of us, these electronic devices might be just the ticket.
Flashing back two decades, a turkey tag was a scarce commodity in my area. In fact, a decade prior to that, most of us had never seen a wild turkey, let alone hunted one. Permits were distributed by a lottery system and, even after finally drawing one during 2002, I was ill-equipped to fill the precious tag. After flubbing around for a week, a good friend offered up his services as a guide for a hunt with his teenage son, Mike, who also scored a permit.
On a chilly spring morning before dawn, dressed in camo from head to foot, Mike and I plopped down at the upper edge of a pasture with our backs to large trees. Bob was to our rear, equipped with a collection of calls. He also had expertise, garnered through several out-of-state turkey hunts.
By sunrise Bob had managed to coax a crew of vocal birds off a distant hardwood ridge and up into the pasture toward us. Only "bearded" turkeys were legal with a limit of one per hunter. Miraculously, the group of five Jakes (younger males) headed our way all had stubby beards. When, at long last, they nervously reached the two decoys, we followed Bob's cue and fired.
Almost simultaneously, two Jakes were flopping upside down as the rest scattered in great confusion. Mike and I were equally stunned. We were also done for that year.
Turkey Hunting Basics
Traditional turkey hunting involves the use of calls and decoys, timed for the springtime breeding season. One dominant Tom (adult male) can breed numerous hens, so most states schedule their hunts to begin at the tail end of this activity.
An amorous male can be susceptible to calls from a stray "excited hen" and a decoy or two can help seal the deal. Legal birds are typically limited to those with beards; the trademark of a male (and a rarity for hens).
Most experienced hunters seek trophy "longbeards" with pronounced fighting spurs. Also known as "limb-hangers", some of these cagy Toms may top 25 pounds. The unique beards that sprout from the top of their breasts can be long enough to drag on the ground. Calling could provoke adrenaline-charged gobbles, although some sneaky old Toms will appear without a sound.
Jakes often behave more like lovestruck teenagers, traveling in small gangs while on the prowl for girls. Their "beards" are closer to stubs and their spurs are often just nubs. Most also weigh 15 pounds or less.
They'll often respond to a call with lots of noisy gobbling while providing plenty of entertainment. They're the perfect quarry for beginners and they also make better table fare.
E-Call Inspiration
One of several two-Tom mornings made possible by digital calling. This pair was taken minutes apart during May of 2019.
The above turkeys from 2002 were "just Jakes," but for me the whole experience was exciting and educational. I didn't draw a tag the following year, however I did gain some experience while calling for others – if we'd care to consider it "calling." Surprisingly, we even killed a couple turkeys – probably because they were as uneducated as me.
Although underappreciated when purchased, this trusty FX-3 turned out to be highly effective for "talking turkey"! The number in the LED window indicates the selected call; one of 32 programmed into the call.
But 2004 began differently. Beyond another spring tag, a new-fangled electronic game call was on hand. Built by FOXPRO, it could be operated by remote control to play any one of 32 programmable sounds. The main market for such devices was and still is predator hunting.
I ordered my FX-3 through Allpredatorcalls.com, picking a customized list of calls from FOXPRO's much larger sound menu. Most I chose were geared toward coyotes and crows along with a few deer sounds. Almost as an afterthought, I threw in some turkey vocalizations – which turned out to be a lucky decision.
Back sides of the remote and call, showing their pre-programmed menus. The small switch atop the remote is a channel selector. The slotted screw on the call secures its battery compartment. Inside are four rechargeable AAs.
When dawn broke on opening morning of '04, I was already tucked inside the brushy edge of a field. A pair of decoys was set twenty yards to my front, accompanied by the e-call. In classic turkey form, as the spring morning came to life, a series of distant gobbles resonated from a stand of tall white pines a couple hundred yards away. Activating the call with the remote, I answered with a few excited hen yelps.
I almost jumped through my skin when a thunderous series of gobbles exploded at a much closer distance. After "talking turkey" for several minutes, a gorgeous trophy Tom strutted into view while cautiously eyeballing the decoys. Clueless about my presence, his broadside path presented a perfect 20-yard shot that piled him up beside the decoys. For me it was a valuable learning experience; namely, turkeys will zero in the call!
E-Call Operation
Actually, my trusty FX-3 can be operated without its remote, although I seldom use that method. The call's volume-dial turns it on. Once powered up, an LED will show a small dash meaning no call has been selected. This useful feature facilitates a quiet setup.
Both the call and its remote have push-pads for selection of a sound via numerical displays. A list of sounds is affixed to each unit, which makes this process easy. The remote has an extra set of pads to regulate the call's volume, and a separate "mute" button.
To establish a setup, I unfold the call's small antenna and dial up the volume by at least 50%. Then, using the remote, I toggle through the numbers to "send" the desired sound (on mine, #22 is "excited hen-yelps"). The call's LED will synchronize with the remote but will still remain silent. Next, I slowly increase the volume with the remote. As soon as the sound is audible, I hit the "mute" button.
At that point it's ready to set it out. This procedure ensures a trouble-free setup with only minimal exposure time. With a hide is already established, the last step is to jump back in for any final preparations.
Turkey Calling Tactics
Nowadays, in my area, turkey are everywhere. The lottery is long gone, replaced by two legal spring Toms and five fall birds of either sex. One could debate the ethics of e-calls, but at this point they've assumed official nuisance status in some spots. Nevertheless, once hunted, turkeys can smarten up fast.
Decoys are often placed in fields but woods can work well with an e-call, causing the sound to resonate through the trees. The call (below) is located nearby but separated to avoid collateral damage.
Out of harm's way and elevated to enhance its output.
Thus, I still take care to factor in likely approach routes when establishing an e-call setup. Odds of being busted greatly decrease if a head-on approach can be avoided. Whenever possible, I'll also elevate the call for better output using a stump or branch, located to avoid collateral damage.
Regarding legal firearms for turkeys, like many states, mine is shotgun-only. The strategy involves head-shots. Some of today's turkey loads offer phenomenal performance, but a forty yard shot is still a poke. Thus, I try to locate the e-call and decoys inside 25 yards – again, with it already switched on and muted. Once ready, I can un-mute the call with the remote and toggle up its volume as necessary. Use of a lanyard ensures two free hands.
Nowadays there are more potent loads but even these will kill turkeys out to 40 yards or more. They can also do a number on an e-call without some planning.
The sounds play as loops, so a nonstop sequence won't seem natural. Better to call sparingly than go overboard. I'll often use "cuts" or "purrs" to mix things up, softening the latter as turkeys draw near. The mute button also gets lots of use.
Occasionally, I'll tag-team with another e-call equipped hunter. Two calls resonating through the woods can generate true chaos. As a group of gobbling turkeys intermingle with the calls and decoys, the ensuing confusion can offer multiple opportunities. However, each call needs to be on a separate frequency. Ours have two-channel switches which are tested before the hunt.
E-Call Tips
Many of today's remotes display the actual title of a sound within an illuminated window. Mine doesn't, so I've learned to memorize the numerical selections for use in low light. Range of the remote can vary depending on obstructions, but my system has never imposed real-world limits. Run-time is also great when starting with a fully charged call. Early on, I switched to FOXPRO's rechargeable kit which uses four AA batteries.
They'll run the call for hours, even in cold conditions involving lots of loud calling for crows or predators. Once home, I remove the e-call's battery cover before plugging in the charger. The process can take several hours, and this precaution helps prevents overheating.
Another concern is moisture. I won't use mine in downpours, but I can shield it against light drizzle by slipping it in a plastic bread bag with its antennae poking through. Although purpose-built carriers are sold, my system is toted in a fanny pack with the strap looped over my neck and a shoulder. The remote is powered by a 9-volt battery. I always bring a spare but, so far, I've never needed one afield.
FOXPRO's Shockwave is a higher-output, feature-rich evolution. Two calls were more than this trophy Tom could resist.
Like other technologies, E-calls have come a long way. Features now include greater capacity, more volume, and external connections for motion-decoys or extra speakers. Some e-calls can even play two simultaneous selections or interact with the sound of a shot. Sound customization is another possibility. Even my older FX-3 has a USB port for access to FOXPRO's extensive on-line sound library.
The closest current match appears to be FOXPRO's Hammerjack 2. It comes with two speakers (front and rear), 100 sounds, and a rechargeable AA battery system (requiring 8). By connecting to FOXPRO's sound library you can boost the call to 400 sounds, picking and choosing as you please.
FOXPRO HammerJack 2, Tan, 8" x 5.5" x 6"
Comes with 100 sounds, plus FOXPRO Free Sound Library (100 sounds), 400 sound capacity
FoxJack 4 decoy with Fuzzy Wuzzy Topper (included)
But less expensive models are available, along with costlier high-performance models. And, of course, other manufacturers offer good e-calls.
Electronic Call Hunting Notes
Dual sounds offer interesting possibilities, but two separated calls can still be downright deadly – especially on crows! With a couple dozen decoys spread around an owl on a pole the result can be truly awesome shotgun action. Using a single call, we've taken a number of other species including deer (using e-call bleats) and, of course, predators. For me though, most e-call use involves crows and turkeys.
Most e-call use involves predators. This bobcat materialized in thick woods while putting the sneak on FOXPRO's "scream'n rabbit".
As mentioned previously, for turkeys, calling is a spring thing. I have managed to call in the occasional bird during our fall season by breaking up a flock and playing "lost turkey". But, for the most part, autumn is spot & stalk hunting.
Which leads to a caution: Stalking turkeys is frowned upon during spring seasons due genuine safety concerns. After all, everyone hunting turkeys is trying to imitate one! Special precautions are essential.
A hunter safety course geared toward turkeys is highly recommended for the welfare of everyone in the woods! Meanwhile, outdoor TV shows or on-line turkey hunting videos can be a source of useful information.
Electronic Calls for Turkeys Conclusion
Regarding turkeys, initially I considered my e-call a stopgap measure, intended to cover a learning curve slowed by work and family obligations. I've since acquired classic calls and other paraphernalia, but opening morning of our spring 2021 turkey season found me set up – still using an electronic call.
The woods were unusually quiet at first, but a distant series of gobbles finally turned the tide. Eventually, not one but two cautious Toms crept up to my pair of decoys – in front of a raised shotgun. One carefully aligned shot tipped both over for keeps.
The evening meal? Turkey, of course!
Opening morning, May 3rd, 2021: Two decoys, one e-call call, and one 3″ Magnum 12 shell resulted in this pair of lovestruck Toms, taken from 23 yards. BUT, it's still hunting, so there's some luck involved as well!
Personally, I consider an electronic call for turkey hunting to be essential equipment, much like a rangefinder or binoculars. Between the various sound options and incidental attractions, a surprising number of species can respond to a call. But, depending on where you live, some may be off-limits for e-calls. Waterfowl are restricted federally (except in some special snow goose situations).
In other words, check before investing in an electronic call. Then stock up on some ammo and get out there to hunt some turkey!
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Attack of the Dean-Leaners (english)
by Julian Sanchez
Email: jsanchez (nospam) reason.com	 14 Oct 2003
"At some point, no one can say precisely when, libertarians apparently swore a feudal oath of fealty to the Republican Party... with this alliance (such as it is) we hold our noses and vote for Republican in close presidential elections, while they pay lip service to limited government."
Attack of the Dean-Leaners
The Libertarian Case for the Democrats
Julian Sanchez, Reason oline, October 14, 2003
I think I must have been ill that day. At some point, no one can say precisely when, libertarians apparently swore a feudal oath of fealty to the Republican Party. In response to an American Prospect article1 on libertarian disenchantment with the Bush administration, Reason's own former editor in chief Virginia Postrel explained2 that "real Dean voters don't like Jeff Flake.3 (I do.)"
On the Crossfire view of politics, this makes sense: You pick your team and root for it, come hell or high water. The Platonic Real Dean Voter can't possibly hold any affection for a member of the opposing tribe.
I'll confess I take a somewhat different view. I don't much care whether it's Terry McAuliffe or Ed Gillespie throwing the bigger celebratory shindig come November 2004. I don't even really care whether George W. Bush is, in his heart of hearts, a convinced Rothbardian while Howard Dean sleeps with the Communist Manifesto4 under his pillow. Because libertarians shouldn't be distracted by what policies the president, deep down, really wants. They should care about what he can get.
As Cato Institute economist William Niskanen observes5, government tends to grow more slowly during periods when the executive and legislative branches are controlled by different parties. The mono-party regime of George W. Bush, who delivered a touching encomium to Milton Friedman mere weeks before signing new steel tariffs and a bloated farm bill into law, has increased domestic spending6 faster than conservative bete noire Bill Clinton. Bush has even beaten the "big government" Clinton's record when it comes to the growth of the regulatory state.7
At present, the alliance (such as it is) between libertarians and the GOP seems to consist of the following compromise: we hold our noses and vote for Republican presidential candidates in close elections, while they agree to pay lip service to our cherished ideals of limited government. This seems like a fair enough trade on its face, but as "no new taxes" taught us, the lips of Republican elected officials are typically disconnected from their arms when it comes time to sign legislation. Perhaps it's time for libertarians to stop getting starry-eyed over the candidates who write us the prettiest love poems and begin comparing policy outcomes.
When we look at those outcomes, we find that, as Harvard's Jeffrey Frankel wrote in late 2002,8 there is a dramatic disconnect between rhetoric and reality: "The pattern is so well established that the generalisation can no longer be denied: The Republicans have become the party of fiscal irresponsibility, trade restriction, big government and bad microeconomics. Surprisingly, Democrat presidents have, relatively speaking, become the proponents of fiscal responsibility, free trade, competitive markets and neoclassical microeconomics."
Howard Dean, like Bill Clinton, may say he wants to dramatically increase government's role in health care. But with fewer vulnerable candidates than in the 2002 midterm elections, it's Republicans who are likely to have the final say on how and whether that happens. And while they've shown they'll happily roll over for Bush, who seems hell bent on delivering a prescription drug benefit, they'll be just as happy to deny President Dean a talking point when he goes stumping at AARP meetings in 2008.
In short Dean (or another Democratic nominee) has vices which are unlikely to translate into real policy. His virtues�opposition to an imperial foreign policy, greater support for gay rights, and even a qualified federalism, evidenced by his stance on gun rights�are more likely to be points on which bipartisan coalition building is possible.
This might be balanced by Bush's tax cutting zeal, if his cuts corresponded to cuts in domestic spending. But as Alex Tabarrok of the Independent Institute has observed,9 those "cuts" amount to little more than a "tax shift." From a principled libertarian perspective, it's not clear why saddling the next generation with debt (and higher taxes) is any better than facing higher taxes now. One theory, sometimes referred to as the "starve leviathan" model, posits that high deficits now will act as a constraint on future spending. But that kind of fiscal restraint requires presidential leadership�leadership that a president in the Bush mold seems manifestly unwilling to provide.
Of course, it might be objected that the natural candidate for a libertarian to support is, well, the Libertarian.10 And if one is voting largely for personal satisfaction, that may make a certain amount of sense. Yet people's actual voting behavior indicates that our actual motives in the ballot box are more complex. If you were really going to vote on pure principle, you probably wouldn't vote for any party's candidate, since those candidates are always represent some amount of compromise. Instead, you'd just write in the name of the person you'd most like to see hold the office.
If, on the other hand, you were following a strict Kantian categorical imperative,11 voting because you believe one ought to act as you would have everyone act... well, you'd do exactly the same thing. In reality, we usually act as quasi-Kantians, imagining ourselves as representatives, not of rational humanity as a whole, but of a cohort of somewhat like-minded folks who aren't going to agree on everything. The individual libertarian voter, then, ought to act according to the maxim that he would have the set of American libertarians obey.
If we take a sufficiently long view, it could be argued that voting Libertarian "sends a message" about the electorate's policy preferences. And that may be. But the message we send is proportioned to the threat we pose. Because of our first-past-the-post, winner-take-all 12 voting system, the reality is that Ds and Rs are going to be the only live contenders for the foreseeable future. When libertarians as a group defect from the GOP to the Democrats (or vice-versa), our threat power is effectively doubled: each of us counts both as a vote lost to one candidate and a vote gained for the other. In close elections, a willingness to coalition jump may make the libertarian swing vote enough of a prize that candidates become, at the least, afraid of alienating us too severely.
One dismissive characterization of libertarians has it that we're merely "Republicans who smoke pot." How long before our erstwhile allies on the right begin to sneer that we're nothing but "Democrats who've taken an econ class"? How long before partisans of both side realize that we're none of the above? We're our own distinct species, and our political power depends on making it clear to both major parties that our support can be taken for granted by neither, can be won, not with pretty speeches, but with sound policies.
Julian Sanchez is Reason's Assistant Editor. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Footnoted Links:
1. http://www.prospect.org/webfeatures/2003/10/shachtman-n-10-07.html
2. http://www.dynamist.com/weblog/archives/000585.html
3. http://www.house.gov/flake/biography.htm
5. http://www.cato.org/dailys/05-07-03.html
6. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2002/issues/deficit.php
7. http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/07/14/newscolumn2.htm
8. http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/news/opeds/2002/frankel_trading_places_ft_091
9. http://www.independent.org/tii/news/030521Tabarrok.html
10. http://lp.org/
11. http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categorical_Imperative
12. http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Past_the_Post_electoral_system
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The traditional graduation gowns origin dates back as far as the medieval era. When it comes to the history of these academic graduation gowns, various versions come into place. There may be numerous accounts that emerge in relation to this inquiry, but there are only some narrations that are highlighted and are accustomed by people as the basis of such tradition.
Graduation gowns are one of the academic pieces that comprise the whole academic regalia. They are long robes that are worn by both students and professors during academic formalities. They come in various colors, styles and shapes depending on the wearer's degree of education and the academic institution it portrays. These gowns graduation are associated with academic ceremonies in all levels from nursery to graduates school. They are significant academic pieces and the wearing of these has been a long established tradition. Indeed, they do not only imply the solemn academic event, but the using of them signifies a wider concept.
There are many accounts when it comes to the graduation gowns origin. One the most featured version of this is how the religious ensemble has become the main influence of it. During the 12th century, the church's power has become the voice of almost all aspects in the country. It controls a lot of sectors and it is basically the source of how the country stands and works as a nation. There is no question of how influential the church was during this time. And with this fact taken, the idea that the academic gowns were said to be influenced by the religious community was completely understandable. There is a strong resemblance of what the Catholic and Anglican priests or church ministers wore during their religious ceremonies to those worn by scholar during academic formalities; from the headpieces to the stoles to the robes and to the cords that completes both regalia.
Another concept of the graduation gowns origin is how they advanced into academic clothing from normal street clothes. Back then, robes were worn by people as their everyday casual wear. These robes differ from each other in regards to the styles, the type of materials used and the craftsmanship that is applied. These robes became indications to the person's standing in the society. Rich people were represented by the glamorous robes they wear. Gradually through time, various sectors came out with different models of robes each representing their guilds. The academic society came up with various academic robes each embodying the different levels of education. The bachelors, the masters and the doctorates each have their own respective robes that stand out to the others. The using of a certain robe indicates the academic level that the person possesses.
Without a doubt there are different narrations as to the graduation gowns origin. But what is clear is how this practice had been carried on for years and spread in the different places across the globe. The concept of wearing these robes indeed holds a significant idea for it has been embraced by academic institutions all over the world.


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The new nonprofit, which began last July and officially launched in September, worked on the project with volunteers from six local churches for about two hours. Their aim is to connect active volunteers and those looking for volunteering opportunities to upcoming projects held by other nonprofits throughout the Santa Clarita Valley. This also includes reaching out to faith groups, according to Susan Christopher, executive director of LoveSCV.
Following a brief rally and orientation session, Saturday's beautification project also brought together members of Project SCV, an outreach group from The Sanctuary Church, to plant bushes and shrubs beside the school's parking lot.
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Coyotes beat LA Kings 2-0, avoid West final sweep
LOS ANGELES - The Clarence Campbell Bowl was in Staples Center for the first time, waiting to be presented by Commissioner Gary Bettman to the NHL's Western Conference champions. The Los Angeles Kings' long-suffering fans gathered downtown shortly after dawn, eager to witness a series sweep and a coronation.
And then Captain Coyote and his goalie crashed the party for a win that suggests this series is far from finished.
Shane Doan scored two goals, Mike Smith made 36 saves in his third playoff shutout, and the Phoenix Coyotes emphatically avoided playoff elimination with a 2-0 victory in Game 4 of the conference finals on Sunday.
Ray Whitney and Antoine Vermette had assists for the Coyotes, who avoided the sweep by snapping the eighth-seeded Kings' eight-game winning streak and canceling Los Angeles' plans to celebrate its first berth in the Stanley Cup finals since 1993. With their backs against the glass, the Coyotes soundly outplayed an opponent that had been on an 11-1 run through the postseason.
"We recognize we put ourselves in a tough position, (but) we also know it has been done," said Doan, Phoenix's captain since 2003 and the sole remaining member of the Winnipeg Jets team that moved to the desert in 1996.
"I guess that's what sports are all about, trying to do something that someone hasn't done for a while, try to do things (when) the odds are kind of stacked against you," Doan added. "Nobody wants to be in the position we're in, but everybody wants to prove they can answer that call."
Phoenix still must win three more games to become just the fourth team in NHL history to rally from an 0-3 series deficit, but the Coyotes finally regained the form they showed in knocking off Chicago and Nashville in the first two rounds.
Game 5 is Tuesday night in Phoenix. Los Angeles is 7-0 on the road in the playoffs, but the Coyotes can't wait to see another whiteout in their stands.
"Two ways to look at it: They're either due to lose, or we've got to find a way to stop them," Doan said. "Law of averages says you're going to lose eventually on the road, so it happens. Next game wouldn't be a bad one to lose."
Doan scored on a power play in the first period and on a deflected shot in the second, silencing the crowd at the Kings' first loss since April 18. Smith, who has all three of his shutouts on the road, made several impressive saves while outplaying Jonathan Quick for the first time in the series.
"We had nothing to lose," Smith said. "We had to make sure we played our best game. That would give us a chance to win. We obviously had a huge game from Doaner, and it trickled down through our lineup. He was unbelievable. He was such a great leader tonight. Every guy knew that they were going to do their part to try to force this series to Game 5."
¦ Tortorella takes shots at Devils
NEW YORK - John Tortorella stood out again at a playoff news conference. Only this time it was because of his feistiness toward the New Jersey Devils and not for his brevity and contentiousness with the media.
The New York Rangers coach defended forward Brandon Prust, who could be facing a suspension because of an elbow to the head of New Jersey defenseman Anton Volchenkov, and accused the Devils of embellishing to draw penalties against the Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals.
"We tell our players, 'Don't stay down on the ice. Get up,'" Tortorella said Sunday. "I'll leave it at that. If we want to start discussing officials with the media, I have a long list here."
He then began to air it.
Tortorella said the Devils set picks during power plays to set up shots for Ilya Kovalchuk and prevent the Rangers from getting into position to block them. He added that forward Dainius Zubrus elbowed New York defenseman Anton Stralman on Saturday, and said top New Jersey forward Zach Parise launched himself into another defenseman, Michael Del Zotto.
Neither of those players, nor Prust, was penalized for their hits during the Rangers' 3-0 win that gave New York a 2-1 lead in the East finals.
Kovalchuk scored a power-play goal in Game 2 that the Rangers say was made possible by a pick.
"We're trying not to get picked," Rangers forward Brad Richards said. "Sometimes you get picked. We're trying to let the refs know and have them look at it."
Prust had a chance to present his version of the hit during a telephone hearing with NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan on Sunday morning.
"I was able to talk quite a bit and explain where I was coming from," Prust said. "I was just trying to get into that check, I was at the end of a shift, just skating over for a routine check, I just wanted to rub him out and get off the ice.
"He bailed out of it and turned and kind of went low. It's just kind of a reaction. When you're off-balance, your arms go up, I didn't want to do a face plant into the boards. It was just kind of a reaction, I had no intent to hit him in the head there. There was nothing vicious about it."
Prust's elbow connected with the back of Volchenkov's helmet near the boards at 2:38 of the second period. Volchenkov stayed down for a bit, but remained in the game and didn't miss a shift.
Game 4 is Monday night in New Jersey, and the Rangers might have to take the ice without Prust.
"I have no clue really," Prust said when asked if he thought he would be suspended. "I know I've played a lot of professional hockey games and never been suspended before, I don't even think I had an elbowing penalty this year, so I'm sure they'll take that into account. I didn't even really feel that elbow. I went to the bench and thought maybe I caught him with my knee, maybe charley-horsed him.
"I didn't hit him that hard, I think I just kind of grazed his helmet a little bit, and it stood up. For sure he's trying to get a penalty when your helmet comes up. It's just natural to try to sell it for a power play."
Not surprisingly, Devils coach Peter DeBoer saw it quite differently.
"Headhunting. Plain and simple," he said Saturday.
Prust wasn't fazed a bit by DeBoer's characterization.
"I'm not really too worried about what he has to say," Prust said. "He's not my coach."
This is just the latest banter between the Devils and Rangers and their respective head coaches.
Tensions erupted on March 19 in the final regular-season meeting between the Atlantic Division rivals, when DeBoer had enforcers Cam Janssen, Eric Boulton and Ryan Carter in the starting lineup, and Tortorella countered with a physical lineup of Prust, Mike Rupp and Stu Bickel.
The game began with those six players engaging in fights.
DeBoer said Tortorella's remarks on Sunday were, "comical."
"Calling Prust a head hunter is unnecessary," Rangers defenseman Marc Staal said. "He has been a pretty honest player his whole career."
Tortorella backed up Prust on Sunday, saying he didn't feel the hit warranted a suspension. He also noted that Prust has never faced disciplinary action in his five NHL seasons.
"Prust has played probably 300-plus games without any hearing, anything going on with him," he said. "He's probably one of the most honest players.
"Maybe if our players stayed down on the ice, we'll get something."
If Prust is unavailable, the Rangers could have Brandon Dubinsky back in the lineup for the first time since Game 7 of the first-round series against Ottawa, when he injured his right foot or ankle. Dubinsky skated with his teammates while wearing a contact jersey during Sunday's optional practice.
Another possibility is Mats Zuccarello, who has been sidelined since March 23 with a broken wrist.
"I don't know what I'm going to with the lineup," Tortorella said. "I don't think he should be suspended, so I really haven't gone that far."
Whether Tortorella's comments were fueled by anger or gamesmanship, the fiery coach wasn't about to sit back and have one of his players attacked at this critical juncture of the playoffs.
"We pride ourselves on playing hard between the whistles," Staal said. "We don't have guys on our team that dive and try to embellish."
New York is looking to grab its first two-game lead in the playoffs. The Rangers were forced to seven games in the first two rounds by Ottawa and Washington, and would like to bring a 3-1 edge home to Madison Square Garden for Game 5 on Wednesday night.
The Devils could have a few new looks on Monday night, too. New Jersey is on the verge of getting forward Jacob Josefson into the lineup for the first time in the playoffs. Josefson, who practiced on a line with Alexei Ponikarovsky and David Clarkson on Sunday, has been out since he broke his left wrist on April 3.
"Coach told me I'm playing, and I'm very ready to go," Josefson said. "It feels great. My body feels great. It may be a little tough stepping in, but I'm a little more excited than anything. I've been getting better every day and I felt I could play in this series. It's just a matter of when. I just hope I do well."
Josefson's return will likely force out struggling veteran Petr Sykora, who practiced with the extra players on Sunday.
"He finished the season very strong," DeBoer said of Josefson. "The last three, four weeks of the season he was great. Fresh legs this time of year, you're 15 games into a playoff run, can never hurt. He's been an effective guy for us, and we missed him while he was out."
DeBoer also tinkered with his lines and split up the high-powered duo of Kovalchuk and Parise.
"I was everywhere today," Kovalchuk said.
Zubrus took Kovalchuk's place at right wing alongside Parise and Travis Zajac. Kovalchuk, who has played right wing since Nov. 2 against Toronto, went back to left wing on a line with Adam Henrique and Patrik Elias.
"We got shut out and we're trying to generate some offense," DeBoer said. "It's been a general procedure for us to move some people around. The easy thing would be to stick with what we had, but we decided to shuffle some things around and hopefully we'll get results from it. Zubrus with Parise and Kovalchuk, they've had some chemistry in the past, prior to me even getting here. I hope that can translate to some chances."


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What is Combini?
n. A small retail store that is open long hours and that typically sells staple groceries, snacks, and beverages.
What is konbini Japan?
Konbini (Japanese convenience stores) are one-stop shops that grace every corner of every Japanese street, shining like a beacon of hope in the dead of night and wee hours of the morning when everything else is closed.
How many Combini are in Japan?
50,000 convenience stores
More than 50,000 convenience stores, known as konbini, can be found across Japan. Strong competition between the major operators, such as Seven Eleven, Family Mart and Lawson, constantly produces new innovative products and services and makes Japanese convenience stores truly convenient.
Why is Japanese convenience store food healthy?
It's hygienic. No matter where you eat in Japan, you probably don't have to worry about food cleanliness, and that includes convenience stores. Strict health and safety standards at any food processing facility ensure that your prepackaged combini food is free of contaminants and harmful bacteria.
What should I buy in konbini?
At a konbini you can purchase tickets for concerts, museums, theme parks etc. all in one place. Often, there are even special discounts when purchasing a tickets at a konbini, and sometimes certain tickets can only be bought at a konbini.
What do cashiers say in Japan?
After paying, the cashier will ask you if you want your receipt. They ask this because in Japan, many people don't take the receipt. To answer yes, then just say "Hai, onegaishimasu" (はい、おねがいします) Which means "Yes, please". And to answer no, then say "Daijobu desu" (大丈夫です) which means "No, thank you".
What are the top 10 products sold at convenience stores in Japan?
10 Items to Buy from Japanese 7-Eleven Convenience Stores
Onigiri. Source: cialiscanadacheap9r.com.
Egg Sandwich. Source: www.splendidtable.org.
Yakisoba Bun. Source: www.wattention.com.
Bento Sets.
Instant Ippudo Ramen.
Fried Karaage.
Coffee Cream Treat.
Mochifuwa Pancake.
Why are convenience stores so popular?
From the proximity of the pumps or parking spots to the inside shop counter, it allows for a fast and easy transaction for all parties involved. For this reason, convenience stores are a popular choice for travelers – it is one of the quickest transaction times on average.
What can you do in a konbini?
Printing, photocopying, scanning and faxing can all be done from the convenience of a konbini.
Where did the term konbini convenience store come from?
The term konbini (or combini) is an apocope as the Japanese language likes them, taken from the English expression "convenience store". Open 24/7/365, they simply don't close a single minute in the year. Yes, even during Golden Week. The phenomenon landed in Japan during the late '60s.
Where to get the best Konbini in Japan?
Anime fans, as well as carb-lovers, will be drawn to Lawson, as the konbini also has exclusive rights to sell tickets for the Studio Ghibli Museum. Konbini food is one of the most convenient options when you get the munchies. Satisfy your cravings for Japanese food at any time of the day.
When did Lawson start using Konbini in offices?
In July 2017, Lawson started to establish mini- konbini directly in companies' offices, on a 1m² surface. About one thousand are expected to be installed by the end of March 2018. The same Lawson has tested in the beginning of 2018 a konbini system without staff, where customers can pay with their smartphones.
Is there a Konbini in Omotesando, Tokyo?
In 2018, from September 21 to 30, the famous luxury brand Cartier opened a "pop-up konbini " named Juste un Clou in Omotesando, the high-end district in Tokyo. The products sold where classic, but not their prices: ¥900 (~US$8.12 for a coffee or ¥1,080 (~US$9.74) for a donut.
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It's generally agreed that this phrase came from American Black English during the middle 1960s. It's been popular in sports journalism, perhaps because of its catchy, alliterative quality, but also because it's informal and conversational.
The earliest record of the phrase is from 1966, when it appeared in a story by Toni Cade Bambera, a writer, civil rights activist, and teacher, whose fiction is set in both the rural South and the urban North. How long the phrase may have been used in speech before 1966 is impossible to say.
The phrase may be derived from the older phrase 'from the word go.' This expression first appears in the N.A.R.D. Journal (May 10, 1917): "It is a straight, out-and-out business proposition from the word 'go'; and if druggists will handle it as such, they will have results." The word 'go' here is an indication that it's the signal to begin a race.
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André Bucher (ur. 19 października 1976 w Neudorf) – szwajcarski lekkoatleta, średniodystansowiec, mistrz świata w biegu na 800 metrów, trzykrotny uczestnik letnich igrzysk olimpijskich (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Ateny 2004).

Największe sukcesy odnosił w biegu na 800 metrów:
 srebrny medal podczas Mistrzostw Europy juniorów w lekkoatletyce (Nyíregyháza 1995)
 srebro podczas Młodzieżowych Mistrzostw Europy w Lekkoatletyce (Turku 1997)
 srebrny medal na Mistrzostwach Europy w lekkoatletyce (Budapeszt 1998)
 5. miejsce podczas Pucharu Świata w Lekkoatletyce (Johannesburg 1998)
 srebro na Uniwersjadzie (Palma de Mallorca 1999)
 5. miejsce podczas Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich (Sydney 2000)
 brązowy medal na Halowych Mistrzostwach Świata w Lekkoatletyce (Lizbona 2001)
 złoty medal podczas Mistrzostw Świata w Lekkoatletyce (Edmonton 2001)
 srebro na Halowych Mistrzostwach Europy w Lekkoatletyce (Wiedeń 2002)
 srebrny medal podczas Mistrzostwach Europy w lekkoatletyce (Monachium 2002)
 4. miejsce podczas Pucharu Świata w Lekkoatletyce (Madryt 2002)
 3. miejsce na Światowym Finale IAAF (Monako 2003).

Biegał on również 1500 metrów, gdzie jednak główne sukcesy odnosił w Szwajcarii, zdobył również :
 srebrny medal podczas Mistrzostw Świata Juniorów w Lekkoatletyce (Lizbona 1994).

W 2001 wygrał wszystkie 6 biegów na 800 metrów podczas cyklu Złotej Ligi. W tym samym roku został wybrany Europejskim Lekkoatletą Roku.

Rekordy życiowe
 bieg na 400 metrów – 46,32 (2000)
 bieg na 600 metrów – 1:14,72 (1999)
 bieg na 800 metrów – 1:42,55 (2001) - Rekord Szwajcarii
 bieg na 1000 metrów – 2:15,63 (2001) - Rekord Szwajcarii
 bieg na 1500 metrów – 3:38,44  (1996)
 bieg na 800 metrów (hala) – 1:44,93 (2002) - Rekord Szwajcarii, 9. wynik w historii lekkoatletyki

Bibliografia

Szwajcarscy średniodystansowcy
Szwajcarscy olimpijczycy
Medaliści Letniej Uniwersjady 1999
Urodzeni w 1976
Medaliści Mistrzostw Świata w Lekkoatletyce 2001

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Q: How to use reduce and map new object to resolve duplciate values in JS? i have response coming from backend now forming new object , Also trying to implement logic if there is duplicate clientname build object as i have in expected result ? Am i missing something in reduce method its not taking spread operator ? what is correct approach to achieve this task ?
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      clientname: "SDK_RMN",
      preferencename: "plapiKey",
      preferencevalue: "7c4f6820-e799-410c-876"
  }
];

function mapData(data)
{
  var tempArray= [];
  var myOrderedArray = data.reduce(function (accumulator, currentValue)
  {
    var newObj = {};
    newObj.clientName = accumulator.clientname;
    newObject.apiKey = accumulator.preferencevalue;
    tempArray.push(newObj);

    if (accumulator.clientname === currentValue.clientname)
    {
      if (newObj.clientName === currentValue.clientname)
      {
        ...newObj,
          plapikey: currentValue.preferencevalue
      }
    }

    return tempArray
  }, []);

}

mapData(data);

const data = [{
        clientname: "SDK_AETNA",
        preferencename: "apiKey",
        preferencevalue: "a4ddaf8d-b74e-4158-87fb"
    }, {
        clientname: "SDK_CLOVER",
        preferencename: "apiKey",
        preferencevalue: "9e8323b3-93b3-4bc9-a02d"
    }, {
        clientname: "SDK_RMN",
        preferencename: "apiKey",
        preferencevalue: "60470ae8-ac70-429c-806"
    }, {
        clientname: "SDK_RMN",
        preferencename: "plapiKey",
        preferencevalue: "7c4f6820-e799-410c-876"
    }];

    function mapData(data){
      var tempArray= [];
     var myOrderedArray = data.reduce(function (accumulator, currentValue) {
     var newObj = {};
     newObj.clientName = accumulator.clientname;
     newObject.apiKey = accumulator.preferencevalue;
     tempArray.push(newObj);
      if (accumulator.clientname === currentValue.clientname) {
          if (newObj.clientName === currentValue.clientname){
              ...newObj,
                plapikey: currentValue.preferencevalue
          }

       }
      return tempArray
    }, [])

    }

    mapData(data);

expected result
 [{
    clientname: "SDK_AETNA",
    apiKey: "a4ddaf8d-b74e-4158-87fb"
}, {
    clientname: "SDK_CLOVER",
    apiKey: "9e8323b3-93b3-4bc9-a02d"
}, {
    clientname: "SDK_RMN",
    apiKey: "60470ae8-ac70-429c-806",
    plapikey: "7c4f6820-e799-410c-876"
}];

A: When you reduce, use an object (or a Map) that maps from clientname to your desired object so that you can update it appropriately when you find a duplicate. Then, you can get your final array with Object.values:

const data = [{
  clientname: "SDK_AETNA",
  preferencename: "apiKey",
  preferencevalue: "a4ddaf8d-b74e-4158-87fb"
}, {
  clientname: "SDK_CLOVER",
  preferencename: "apiKey",
  preferencevalue: "9e8323b3-93b3-4bc9-a02d"
}, {
  clientname: "SDK_RMN",
  preferencename: "apiKey",
  preferencevalue: "60470ae8-ac70-429c-806"
}, {
  clientname: "SDK_RMN",
  preferencename: "plapiKey",
  preferencevalue: "7c4f6820-e799-410c-876"
}];

const result = Object.values(data.reduce((acc, {clientname, preferencename, preferencevalue}) => {
  acc[clientname] = acc[clientname] || {clientname};
  acc[clientname][preferencename] = preferencevalue;
  return acc;
}, {}));

console.log(result);

A: Just pure reduce from the original data.
No extra object is needed.

function mapData(data) {
  return data.reduce((acc, curr) => {
    let newAcc = [...acc];
    let targetIdx = newAcc.findIndex(v => v.clientname === curr.clientname);
    if (targetIdx === -1) {
      newAcc = [...newAcc, { clientname: curr.clientname }];
      targetIdx = newAcc.length - 1;
    }
    return [
      ...newAcc.slice(0, targetIdx),
      { ...newAcc[targetIdx], [curr.preferencename]: curr.preferencevalue },
      ...newAcc.slice(targetIdx + 1),
    ];
  }, []);
}

const data = [
  {
    clientname: 'SDK_AETNA',
    preferencename: 'apiKey',
    preferencevalue: 'a4ddaf8d-b74e-4158-87fb',
  },
  {
    clientname: 'SDK_CLOVER',
    preferencename: 'apiKey',
    preferencevalue: '9e8323b3-93b3-4bc9-a02d',
  },
  {
    clientname: 'SDK_RMN',
    preferencename: 'apiKey',
    preferencevalue: '60470ae8-ac70-429c-806',
  },
  {
    clientname: 'SDK_RMN',
    preferencename: 'plapiKey',
    preferencevalue: '7c4f6820-e799-410c-876',
  },
];

console.log(mapData(data));

A: When you initialize reduce, you pass it a call back function in the format

function callback(accumilator, value, index, array)

the second parameter is the initial value of the accumulator. In your case it's [].
It then loops over the method and applies the logic. At the end of the function, accumulator = the return value of your callback.
for example :

var myArray = [2, 4, 6, 8];
var myObject = {};

function myCallback(accumalator, value, index, arr)
{
  accumalator[value] = value * 2;
  return accumalator;
}

myArray.reduce(myCallback, myObject);

console.log(myObject);

// Now wityh duplicate filtering

var filteredArr = [];
function FilterDups(accumalator, value, index, arr)
{
  if (!accumalator[value])
  {
    accumalator[value] = true;
    filteredArr.push(value);
  }

  return accumalator;
}

var duplicateData = [ 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6 ]
duplicateData.reduce(FilterDups, {});
console.log(filteredArr)

You're treating accumalator as if it were a value in your array when it's an empty array to begin with. Secondly, You're comparison is off

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June 7, 2019 2:34
Good morning from Cambridge,
In a commencement address today at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mike Bloomberg will launch a $500 million campaign called Beyond Carbon — the largest-ever philanthropic effort to fight the climate crisis.
Beyond Carbon will put the U.S. on track towards a 100% clean energy economy by working with advocates around the country to build on the leadership and climate progress underway in states, cities, and communities.
From the New York Times: "The new campaign, called Beyond Carbon, is designed to help eliminate coal by focusing on state and local governments. The effort will bypass Washington, where Mr. Bloomberg has said national action appears unlikely because of a divided Congress and a president who denies the established science of climate change."
"We're in a race against time with climate change, and yet there is virtually no hope of bold federal action on this issue for at least another two years," Mike Bloomberg said in a statement. "Mother Nature is not waiting on our political calendar, and neither can we."
"Now more than ever, we need elected officials who will not shy away from or deny the reality of the crises we face, a warming climate foremost among them, said New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. "We're lucky to have Mike Bloomberg and his Beyond Carbon initiative working to build momentum as we collectively do the work necessary to preserve our planet for our grandkids and their grandkids. There's no time to waste."
Michael Bloomberg Promises $500 Million to Help End Coal (New York Times)
Michael Bloomberg to Plunge $500 Million into Clean Energy Effort (Associated Press)
Moving the United States Toward a 100% Clean Energy Economy (Beyond Carbon official website)
Today's headlines.
Breaking: U.S. Jobs Rise 75,000, Missing Forecasts as Wage Gains Cool (Bloomberg)
U.S. employers added the fewest workers in three months and wage gains cooled, suggesting broader economic weakness and likely boosting calls for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut as President Donald Trump's trade policies weigh on growth.
Payrolls rose 75,000 in May after a downwardly revised 224,000 advance the prior month, according to a Labor Department report Friday. The increase missed all estimates in Bloomberg's survey calling for 175,000. The jobless rate held at a 49-year low of 3.6% while average hourly earnings climbed 3.1% from a year earlier, less than projected.
First on the Bloomberg:
-China's Central Bank Chief Sees `Tremendous Room' to Aid Growth (Bloomberg)
-US Warns Mexico Tariffs Are Coming With More Talks Set Friday (Bloomberg)
-Germany to Explore Commerzbank-ING Deal With Netherlands (Bloomberg)
Weekend Read: Towing an Iceberg: One Captain's Plan to Bring Drinking Water to 4 Million People in South Africa (Bloomberg Businessweek cover)
To help address Cape Town's water crisis, marine-salvage master Nicholas Sloane plans to harness and tow an enormous Antarctic iceberg to South Africa and convert it into municipal water.
Sports Section. Pro Athletes Form Council Promoting Gun Violence Awareness (Sports Illustrated)
Everytown for Gun Safety, the Mike Bloomberg founded and funded gun safety organization, announced that players from the NBA, NFL and WNBA are partnering to form the Everytown Athletic Council. The council's founding members include the WNBA's Devereaux Peters, NBA's Joakim Noah and NFL's Xavier Rhodes, Delanie Walker and DeAndre Washington.
The 2019 Women's Football World Cup: One Million Tickets Sold as France Faces South Korea in Opening Match Today in Paris (BBC Sport)
More: Ten Stars to Watch in the 2019 Women's Football World Cup (France 24)
On Robert Downey Jr. proposing the use of nanotechnology to clean up the environment:
"What makes this extra cool is who is saying it…it's Tony Stark! It almost feels like Robert has been playing Iron Man for so long that now he is just living it."
On President Trump describing Prince Charles as "really into climate change" and someone who cared about "future generations" and "people" in a TV interview in the U.K.:
"It's as if they were talking about a band at Coachella or something."
"He's 'really into' climate change? It is a global crisis, not kombucha."
On U.S. plans to raise tariffs on products from Mexico:
"Everyone is gonna feel these tariffs. Our top four agricultural imports from Mexico are beer, avocados, tomatoes and tequila. Trump is putting a tariff on summer!"


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Margaret Bourke-White was a pioneering photojournalist whose insightful pictures of 1930s Russia, German industry, and the impact of the Depression and drought in the American midwest established her reputation. She took some of the first photographs inside German concentration camps at Erla and Buchenwald following the end of World War II and captured the last pictures of Mahatma Gandhi, in India.
Bourke-White entered Columbia University in 1921 to study herpetology; however, the following year a photography course taught by Clarence H. White at the Clarence H. White School of Photography left a lasting impression. For the course Bourke-White received her first camera, a secondhand 3 ¼ x 4 ¼ inch ICA Reflex with a cracked lens, taking her first photographs on glass plates. Though she continued to study zoology at the University of Michigan, from then on she never left the darkroom. In 1927 she graduated from Cornell University with a degree in biology, but she spent most of her time establishing herself as a professional photographer. Bourke-White opened her first studio in her apartment in Cleveland, Ohio. With photographs of architecture and industry, she earned commissions and caught the eye of Henry Luce, founder of Time and Fortune magazines, who, in 1929, invited her to become Fortune's first staff photographer. She returned to New York and, in 1930, established a photographic studio in the Chrysler Building. When Luce launched Life magazine in 1936, Bourke-White joined the staff, and her picture Fort Peck Dam, Montana appeared on the first cover.
Introduction by Mitra Abbaspour, Associate Curator, Department of Photography, 2014
Wikipedia entry
Margaret Bourke-White (; June 14, 1904 – August 27, 1971) was an American photographer and documentary photographer. She is best known as the first foreign photographer permitted to take pictures of Soviet industry under the Soviet's five-year plan, the first American female war photojournalist, and having one of her photographs (the construction of Fort Peck Dam) on the cover of the first issue of Life magazine. She died of Parkinson's disease about eighteen years after developing symptoms.
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Born 14 June 1904; died 27 August 1971. Photojournalist for Time, Fortune, and Life magazines. American photographer.
Artist, Photojournalist, Photographer
Margaret Bourke-White, Margaret Bourke-White Caldwell, Margaret White, Margaret Bourke White, Margaret Bourke- White, Margaret née White
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The Shape of Things: Photographs from Robert B. Menschel
October 29, 2016–May 7, 2017
One-Way Ticket: Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series and Other Visions of the Great Movement North
April 3–September 7, 2015
Modern Photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection, 1909–1949
December 13, 2014–April 19, 2015
American Modern: Hopper to O'Keeffe
August 17, 2013–January 26, 2014
Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography
May 7, 2010–April 18, 2011
Margaret Bourke-White has
27 exhibitions
Margaret Bourke-White The Towering Smokestacks of the Otis Steel Co., Cleveland 1927-28
Margaret Bourke-White Untitled 1929
Margaret Bourke-White Garden of Mrs. F. F. Prentis, Cleveland 1920s
Margaret Bourke-White A Generator Shell, Dnieperstroi 1930
Margaret Bourke-White Iron Puddler, Red October Rolling Mills, Stalingrad 1930
Margaret Bourke-White Brekekekèx-koàx-koáx 1930
Margaret Bourke-White Untitled February 1931
Margaret Bourke-White Chrysler Corporation 1932
Margaret Bourke-White Cleveland Terminal Tower c. 1928
Margaret Bourke-White From The Terminal Tower, Cleveland c. 1928
Margaret Bourke-White Coke Pile at Aluminum Reduction Works, Aluminum Co. of America 1934
Margaret Bourke-White New York Skyline 1934
Margaret Bourke-White Ornamental Gargoyle, Chrysler Building 1934
Margaret Bourke-White Col. Hugh L. Cooper: (Chief Consulting Engineer at Dnieprostroi) 1935
Margaret Bourke-White The World's Largest Blast Furnace Magnitogorsk: Ural Mountains 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Steel Worker: Magnitogorsk 1935
Margaret Bourke-White For the Iron Mine Foundations: Magnet Mountain 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Soviet Serenade 1935
Margaret Bourke-White A Priest 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Tovarisch Mikhail: Bricklayer 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Shock Brigadier 1935
Margaret Bourke-White At the Lathe "Hammer and Sickle" Factory: Moscow 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Street Car Conductor: Moscow 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Chain Belt Movement: Machine Dance Moscow Ballet School 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Ekaterina Dzhugashvili: Mother of Joseph Stalin 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Stalin's Great Aunt 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Waiting the Turn: Children's Clinic: Moscow 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Village School, Kolomna: Volga Region 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Borscht 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Medical Students: Tiflis 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Semionova: Premiére Ballerina, Great Theatre: Moscow 1935
Margaret Bourke-White At the Circus 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Bolshevic Babies in the Nursery: Amo Automobile Factory 1935
Margaret Bourke-White On the Edge of Asia, Village of Magnetnaya: Urals 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Kremlin: Moscow 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Mtskhet in the Caucasus: Ancient Capital of Georgia 1935
Margaret Bourke-White The Steppe: Ukraine 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Sierra Madre Mountains, California 1935
Margaret Bourke-White Electric Furnace, Ludlum Steel Co., Dunkirk, New York c. 1930
Margaret Bourke-White Blast Furnaces, Ford Motor Company c. 1930
Margaret Bourke-White Fort Peck Dam, Montana 1936
Margaret Bourke-White Elbow Creek, Arkansas 1936
Margaret Bourke-White Clinton, Louisiana 1936
Margaret Bourke-White Lansdale, Arkansas 1936
Margaret Bourke-White College Grove, Tennessee 1936
Margaret Bourke-White East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana 1936
Margaret Bourke-White Maiden Lane, Georgia 1936
Margaret Bourke-White Wind Tunnel Construction, Fort Peck Dam, Montana 1936
Margaret Bourke-White At the Time of the Louisville Flood 1937
Margaret Bourke-White Log Rafts, Canadian International Paper Company 1937
Margaret Bourke-White Henlein's Parents, Reichennau, Sudenten Section of Czechoslovakia August 1938
Margaret Bourke-White Untitled c. 1933
Margaret Bourke-White Capital Of Carpatho-Ukraine (Ceded to Hungary) c. 1938
Margaret Bourke-White Carpatho-Ukraine, Village of Bolidan-Lush c. 1938
Margaret Bourke-White Russian Language School, Carpatho-Ukraine c. 1938
Margaret Bourke-White Exodus, Pakistan 1947


"So should you consider Netintelligence Business Edition? The answer must be that you would be mad not to. In today's litigious climate protecting your corporate assets from abuse should be at the top of an administrator's action list." This was the final summary of the Netintelligence review undertaken by Server Magazine.
Server magazine recently conducted a full lab test of the new web based version of Netintelligence Internet Security for Businesses and published a glowing report as a result. Describing the product as 'a comprehensive set of tools straight out of the box, Netintelligence helps with a wide range of internet and computer related problems'.
* Netintelligence uses an architecture based on end point security. This is the notion that each user PC should be secured as well as possible, rather than rely on a perimeter based model that may fall down when users start to work offline or remotely.
* At the hub of the architecture is a set of central databases, hosted by Netintelligence. The databases keep up-to-date information about your company policies and user-specific data, which is obtained by client machines sending data to the databases on a regular basis.
* The Netintelligence Control Centre is the administration hub of an installation and is where a network administrator will set up the various users' configurations. This is a hosted application accessible from a web browser, so can be administered anywhere you can access the Internet.
* User data is stored at Netintelligence for a period of 90 days. Once collected an administrator can drill through their data and produce graphical reports (Figure 2). These are in 'real enough time' as they are refreshed every minute or so from connected client PCs.
* Netintelligence provides an intelligent alternative to blocking all web access as it allows you to determine which types of sites can be visited and which not.
* A real scourge of business is the proliferation of instant messaging sites. Although they do have their place, few businesses will permit full access to instant messaging applications. Netintelligence gives you tools to track who is using Instant Messenger with a breakdown of the times and dates. It can even record the actual 'conversation' that took place.
* It's all very well managing users when they are in one of your company's buildings, but what happens when they start to travel and stay in hotel rooms or need access from airport lounges? Netintelligence allows you to monitor users even if they are away from your site. As long as the software is resident on their machines, you can gather usage data and keep their PCs virus protected.
A Netintelligence spokesman, stated: 'We are delighted with the review that Server Magazine have produced as they appear to have captured the key features and benefits of the product succinctly.
Netintelligence offers a simple way to manage and control laptops/desktops (end points) no matter where the end users are. A complete security service, delivered via the internet, which enforces end point protection in real time, regardless of when, where or how the endpoint connects to the web.
Combining core functionality of Anti Virus, Anti Spyware, Web Blocking, Instant Messenger & P2P control, Firewall, Asset and Usage Management with comprehensive reporting - Netintelligence Internet Security enables the central application and enforcement of policies across physical, geographical boundaries & time zones - the mobile world.
Netintelligence is available in two editions- Internet Security for Businesses and Security & Parental Control for Consumers. Netintelligence is offered as an OEM solution for Service Providers, Distributors and Resellers.


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October 22, 2010, Philadelphia, PA – Bob Spivak of Philadelphia, PA and Roy Salomon, of Montreal, Canada, Honorary Co-Presidents of the 19th World Maccabiah Games in Israel are pleased to announce the competition dates of the Games. All competition will commence on Tuesday July 16, 2013 and end Tuesday July 30, 2013. The venues for the competition are located throughout the country and are assigned by sport.
The Games are about more than just competition, they also provide all participants the opportunity to become part of the largest gathering of Jews in one place and to compete and bond with other great Jewish athletes that come to Israel to participate in the third largest international sporting competition in the world. Spivak and Salomon have each served as Presidents of their respective Maccabi organizations (Maccabi USA and Maccabi Canada) and have continued to take on various national and international leadership positions within Maccabi World Union because of their shared passion for Jewish Continuity, the State of Israel and athletic competition.
"Roy and I are proud of being Honorary Co-Presidents of the 19th World Maccabiah Games where all participants have a life-enriching experience as the Games build Jewish Pride through sports," Spivak said.
The World Maccabiah Games, a quadrennial competition ranked among the world's top international sporting events, has a magical quality about it which awakens feelings that touch the hearts and reach the souls of the Maccabiah participants. The athletes readily explain that these feelings remain long past the conclusion of the competition – they last a lifetime. The Maccabiah is more than an international athletic competition – it is a celebration of Jewish culture, unity and pride.
"I had the pleasure of working with my good friend, Bob Spivak, as Co-Chairmen of the North American Confederation of Maccabi World Union for more than ten years," said Salomon. "To be named with Bob as Honorary Co-Presidents of the 19th World Maccabiah Games is a very special privilege. I am really looking forward to working with him again in our new role with Maccabi World Union."
Spivak and Salomon intend to bring greater world-wide attention to the Games in the years leading up to the competition. For more information about how to get involved, please contact sfeinstein@maccabiusa.com.
Maccabi USA (MUSA) has an extensive history of enriching Jewish lives through athletic, cultural and educational programs. The organization is the official sponsor of the United States Team to the World Maccabiah Games, the Pan American Maccabi Games and the Maccabi competitions in Europe and Australia, as well as a co-founder of the JCC Maccabi Games for teens in North America. As the official Maccabi representative in the U.S., Maccabi USA supports Jewish athletic endeavors, enhanced by cultural and educational activities in the United States, Israel and throughout the Diaspora.
MUSA develops, promotes and supports international, national and regional athletic-based activities and facilities. It strives to provide Jewish athletes the world over the opportunity to share their heritage and customs in competitive athletic settings. MUSA supports programs that embody the Maccabi ideals of Jewish continuity, Zionism and excellence in sport.


Asian propane imports will not grow fast enough to re-balance the global propane market by 2017, according to ESAI Energy's recently published NGL Two-Year Outlook. The primary implication of "Asia's propane wall" is that propane exporters in the U.S. and elsewhere will continue to confront weak fundamentals for that product. As a result, the composite NGL price in the U.S. Gulf Coast is forecast to be $21 per barrel in 2017, or just few dollars per barrel higher than the current price.
The report highlights developments in Asia that will disrupt and slow the growth of U.S. propane exports to that market. New propane dehydrogenation capacity in China and that country's soaring LPG imports are a positive development for U.S. propane exports. But weak propylene-propane margins and the implications of China's struggling manufacturing sector for olefins demand will cause China's LPG demand growth to slow in the next two-years. As a result, the annual increases in Asia's LPG import requirement will moderate.
The year 2017 will mark a turning point, however, for ethane fundamentals, especially in the USGC. By the end of that year, it is very likely that three new ethane crackers will have been commissioned in Texas. Almost simultaneously, ethane exports from the Morgan's Point terminal, also in Texas, will ramp up. These new outlets for ethane will provide a big boost to ethane supply. Lately, the lack of an outlet for ethane has caused USGC fractionators to reject more than 150,000 b/d of ethane into the gas stream. According to ESAI Energy's projections, these new outlets for ethane will enable USGC fractionators to phase out rejection, which will lift prices in Mt. Belvieu and netback prices for producers elsewhere in the U.S.


Six months ago Russian telecoms company MTS issued a bond on the National Settlement Depository's (NSD) blockchain. Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, both organized and purchased the issue. Today the NSD announced that the RUB 750 million bond has been redeemed. Hence smart contracts were used for the full life cycle from placement to settlement.
The pilot used a full Delivery versus Payment (DVP) settlement model enabling the simultaneous transfer of the bond and funds.
The NSD developed the blockchain platform using Hyperledger Fabric 1.1. The Central Securities Depositary and the investor had access to the platform.
"NSD has already implemented a few successful cases based on blockchain, including the first IPO in the Bank of Russia's regulatory sandbox, as well as the joint issuance of securities with the largest financial market players. We see that the technology is in demand," said Eddie Astanin, Chairman of NSD.
Four months ago the Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced it was arranging a blockchain bond for the World Bank. The Thai bond market has started to investigate blockchain.
Several pilots have been run with a variety of other debt types. JP Morgan issued a Certificate of Deposit for National Bank of Canada. Also in Canada, BMO Capital Markets was the issuer for a floating rate Deposit Note for a pension plan. And BBVA has issued multiple corporate loans, including a syndicated loan for Red Electrica.
Finastra has launched a system for managing syndicated loans, but at this stage, it doesn't do the whole life cycle. Symbiont is also working on a syndicated loan trading platform with Ipreo.


We decided leaving the cars at home and using public transit would a be a new and novel way to see our Capital.
The train didn't disappoint although snoozing the blaring alarm at 4:45am, in a sleepy haze catching the 5:32am streetcar and walking 5 city blocks to Union Station, the start of the trip wasn't proving very sleep friendly. We were travelling European style, whatever that means!
The train car was surprisingly full. After travelling for 5 hours swaying back and forth, and having to pee every 20 minutes from the swaying of the train, we arrived in Ottawa and found our way to OC Transpo and bus 95. We clamoured on with our luggage, and spent the 15 minute bus ride stumbling over each other trying to stay standing.
The entrance to the hotel was obscure. For a large mid-luxury hotel chain, we walked around the block twice looking for the entrance. Ok, I exaggerate and perhaps we only did one tour of the building and maybe all the construction out front helped in our confusion. We made it to the front lobby and towards the in-training concierge.
"Hello, can I help you," she asked politely.
We gave her the reservation information.
That sounds promising, I thought to myself as she went and found our hotel keys. After showing my ID, she handed us the keys and off we were to our room.
The room. Oh the room.
We opened the door and out came the smell of musty, stale, 1970's cigarette air. You know the kind? It's when the rooms used to be smoking rooms and after ten bouts of febreeze, the hotel had now deemed it a non-smoking room.
Too hungry and tired to start a meaningful conversation about changing the room that seemed fine to one of us, we left our bags in the smelly, stale room and went to find some food.
We found a delicious sandwich/salad shop a block away.
After lunch I decided I needed a quick 20 minute nap. Hopefully a full stomach would help me like the smelly room and put me in a better mood. So off I went on my own, back to the hotel to have my nap.
I got to the 15 floor, opened the door and had to steady myself against the door frame. The food in my stomach only made the room worse. I rationalized, "If I had booked a room in my own city as a weekend getaway and I was given THIS room, I'd probably just go home!!". So I picked up the phone and dialled 0.
"Oh really, I am sorry to hear that, we no longer have smoking rooms. Did you want to maybe febreeze the room?" She offered.
That is how I changed rooms. I gathered our bags, re-folded the end of toilet paper roll I had used earlier, into the neat little triangle, put the used soap back in the box and slid it into my purse and raced up to the 20th floor.
Why did I re-fold the toilet paper or take the used soap bar with me?! I don't know but it's funny that was my reaction, I wanted to wipe any trace that I'd ever been in such a smelly room!!
The new room was amazing. Newly renovated, it smelled like new carpet and fresh paint. The telephone was even clean and didn't stick to the palm of my hand when I picked up the receiver.
This was a room I'd stay in if I had booked in Toronto!!
I rummaged around in my purse, found my phone, sent off two texts.
I closed my eyes and decided he'd eventually find me and so he did and none the too pleased when I opened the door to let him in.
Not wanting to pay for roaming charges, he'd turned off his cell service and didn't receive my texts. Instead he arrived back at the room on the 15th floor, coffees in hand only to find me and our bags……gone!! He checked the closet and yes, I'd forgotten our jackets. He picked them out of the closet and went to the lobby to try to find me.
Ofcourse I wasn't in the lobby. I was in our new room, snuggled under the sheets, having a nap!